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US 9,516,990 B2Granted
Cutlery tray for a dishwasher
AssigneeMiele & Cie. KG
InventorsBernhard Graute, Gregor Moch
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Abstract
A cutlery tray for a dishwasher includes a frame extendably disposed in a washing tub and a plurality of inserts movably disposed on the frame and adapted to hold dishware. The plurality or inserts include a first horizontally displaceable insert and at least one vertically displaceable insert.
Claims13
A dishwasher comprising:
- a washing tub;
- a dish rack disposed in the washing tub:
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- a cutlery tray disposed above the dish rack, the cutlery tray including:
- a frame extendably disposed so as to be movable into and out of the washing tub;
- a plurality of inserts movably disposed on the frame and adapted to hold dishware, the plurality of inserts including:
- a first horizontally displaceable insert mounted on the frame, and at least one vertically displaceable insert that is mounted on the frame by guiding elements, wherein the guiding elements are removably attached to the frame, wherein the at least one vertically displaceable insert is vertically displaceable relative to the first horizontally displaceable insert between a raised position in engagement with the guiding elements while the guiding elements are attached to the frame and slides along the guiding elements to a lowered position in engagement with the guiding elements while the guiding elements are attached to the frame,
- wherein the first horizontally displaceable insert is movable from a first position within the frame that is adjacent to the at least one vertically displaceable insert into a second position within the frame that is under or over the vertically displaceable insert,
- wherein, when the first horizontally displaceable insert is at the first position, a first vertical free distance is provided above a first portion of the dish rack disposed below the first position, and,
- wherein, when the first horizontally displaceable insert is at the second position, a second vertical free distance is provided above the first portion of the disk rack, the second vertical free distance being greater than the first vertical free distance.
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A cutlery tray for a dishwasher comprising:
- a frame extendably disposed in a washing tub;
- a plurality of inserts movably disposed on the frame and adapted to hold dishware, the plurality of inserts including:
- a first horizontally displaceable insert mounted on the frame, and
- at least one vertically displaceable insert that is displaceably mounted on the frame so as to be disposable at a raised position and at a lowered position on the frame, and
- respective front and rear hangers associated with the vertically displaceable insert, each hanger including:
- a hook-shaped portion adapted to hook onto respective front and rear frame members of the frame, the frame members extending perpendicularly to the withdrawal direction of the cutlery tray from the washing tub, and
- a guide portion including at least one guide pin,
- wherein the vertically displaceable insert includes respective front and rear plates, each plate including a guide groove adapted to receive a corresponding guide pin of the guide portion of the respective hanger, wherein the guide grooves are configured such that a horizontal displacement of the respective hangers corresponds to vertical raising and lowering of the vertically displaceable insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.